Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 24 May 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 2PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (24 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (24 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
9
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.2
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1733
1770
1845
1983
1956
2062
2108
2267
2222
2162
2013
2013
1902
1691
1591
1365
1149
910
828
557
517
441
398
350
Wind (km/h)
35
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:09AM2.03m
1:38PM1.79m
2:07AM1.95m
2:40PM1.76m
3:03AM1.89m
3:40PM1.75m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.31m
7:47PM0.34m
8:31AM0.34m
8:46PM0.42m
9:27AM0.35m
9:45PM0.47m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:19
5:19
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
10
2
NE
10
2
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.2
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
100
784
784
929
739
1365
1149
910
828
557
517
441
398
350
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
Energy kJ
135
135
104
282
241
332
279
231
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
9
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
1733
1770
1845
1983
1956
2062
2108
2267
2222
2162
2013
2013
1902
1691
1591
439
365
410
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
130
147
147
147
147
147
147
147
147
147
130
147
130
130
130
82
82
12
12
10
10
7
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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